Ustad Aminul Haque

About

Ustad Aminul Haque is a reputed music teacher, performer and musician of Bangladesh. He has a vast experience in both teaching and performance. He performed in many national and international music conferences and concerts. He worked as music teacher in several well know music institutions including Bulbul Academy of Fine Arts (BAFA), Sangeet Bhaban, Govt. Music College and Dhaka University since 1990. Aminul Haque is an enlisted Radio and Television artist in Bangladesh. He produced his first Nazrul song album directed by Biman Mukherjee in 1990. He was also a producer and music-director of several commercial cassettes and CDs. In the year 2007 three(3) Audio CDs and in 2008 another three(3) CDs of Mr Haque have been released from Kolkata and Dhaka which include Nazrul, Rabindra, Old Modern, Khayal & Thumri and Modern songs of his own compositions. Some compositions of Aminul also have been sung by the two great singers Haimonti Shukla and Indrani Sen of Kolkata and his wife Nasreen Haque. Ustad Aminul Haque sings and teaches Khayal, Thumri, Ghazal, Hindi and Bengali songs and teaches Tabla, Harmonium, Hawaiian guitar, Keyboard and theory of Indian Music. He has several journal papers, audio publications and preparing a theory book on Asian classical music to be published in English. He developed a novel algorithm to translate Indian and Western music notations and also implemented that as computer software. He completed his graduation and master from Baroda University and learnt Indian classical music from several well-known Indian musicians including Padmabhusan Kishori Amonkar. Aminul won several awards when he studied at Chayanot under Ustad Shri Mithun De, Ustad Phool Muhammad, Smt Anjali Roy and Sohrab Hossain. Later, Aminul was awarded the Indian Govt, scholarship and completed his Bachelor and Masters Degree in Music from the Maharaja Syajirao University of Baroda. Side by side he learnt different styles of Indian classic music from Shri Laxmikant Bapat (a disciple of Pt Bhimsen Joshi of Kirana Style), Shri Dwarkanath Bhonsle, Prof. Basant Rao Ranade and other Gurus of Bhindi Bazar style of Ustad Aman Ali Khan when he was perusing his B Mus and M Mus degree. He started learning Jaypur-Atrali Style/Gharana of Ustad Allahdya Khan under the guidance of Padmabhushan Smt. Kishori Amonkar in Mumbai after completing university degrees. He feels especially indebted to Ustad Phool Mohammad for a three years training on Taal, Laikari and Bolbat under a Ford Foundation Scholarship arranged by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. His qualifications include an associate of Music (Tabla) Diploma from the University of Bombay, Sitar from Ustad Shahadat Hossain Khan, Dhaka and Yoga from Tapoban Yoga & Meditation Centre, Dhaka. Aminul Haque Migrated to Australia and to settled in Melbourne with his wife Nasreen, who also a singer and music teacher. He founded a music and cultural organisation Gharana Music Circle to promote Bangla, Hindi and sub-continental Music in Melbourne. He likes to teach music with his experience as a professional music teacher especially for the new generation